Birth order and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus: A case-control study in The Gambia

Liver International

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2318-2326

  Shimakawa, Yusuke ^a,b,c   Lemoine, Maud ^a,d   Bottomley, Christian ^b   Njai, Harr Freeya ^a   Ndow, Gibril ^a   Jatta, Abdoulie ^a   Tamba, Saydiba ^a   Bojang, Lamin ^a   Taal, Makie ^e   Nyan, Ousman ^f   D'Alessandro, Umberto ^a,b   Njie, Ramou ^a   Thursz, Mark ^d   Hall, Andrew J ^g  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Gambia)

^f Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

^g INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Birth order; Carcinoma; Hepatitis B; Hepatocellular; Infectious disease transmission; Vertical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HETEROZYGOTE; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VERY ELDERLY; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIRTH ORDER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84942368101     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12814     Document Type: Article

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